According to this article the deal was at a very advanced stage - Fulham had gone through all the processes, including obtaining a work permit - and then Dnipro pulled out at the last minute. Reading between the lines, they upped the price and we weren't prepared to be blackmailed. "Ghana midfielder Derek Boatengâs proposed move to Fulham failed to materialize after the transfer window in England closed on Thursday night. His Ukrainian club Dnipro were unwilling to allow the defensive midfielder to leave despite initiating the process for the transfer to be completed three weeks ago. Boateng had already undergone a medical at Fulham, who have secured a work permit for him, and talks between the clubs were said to be ongoing before the deadline. Thursday nightâs deadline passed without a deal being reached between the two clubs which means Boateng will stay in Ukraine until next season. A fee of about £2m was mooted to sign a player who cost more than double that when joining Dnipro from Getafe back in 2011. However things went quiet from Dnipro end even though the Ghanaian has since fallen out of favour and has made only two league starts in the first half of the season. Martin Jolâs interest in the 29-year-old is long established, with the Fulham manager having come close to securing the defensive midfielder on loan last summer." Source: http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/soccer/artikel.php?ID=263895
Seems he had some legal problems with Dnipro. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...-Fulham-hits-the-rocks-over-legal-issues.html But not much to see what it was all about, I expect money problems with bonuses and agents. Did he do an Odemwingie
Leave him, he's old news. Frimpong is an improvement on him. Dnipro are clearly not one to negotiate with.
Just to square the circle - "Olympiakos have jumped to the front of the queue to sign Ghana international Derek Boateng The 29-year-old had been in talks with Fulham in January, and while a deal had been struck, red tape had prevented the deal going through. Boateng has been at the Africa Cup of Nations with Ghana - but had hoped the move would go through during his spell at the tournament in South Africa. Boateng has been playing for Dnipro in Ukraine, but he has been in dispute and had looked to take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to try and secure his release from his contract. However, with the Fulham deal faltering, Olympiakos have now stepped in and are looking to push through a move. It is understood that Boateng is now in Greece undergoing a medical with the Athens outfit."
